Class of '88
North Coast Brewing Company in Fort Bragg, California, United States 🇺🇸
Collab with: Rogue Ales & Spirits / Deschutes BreweryBarley Wine - Barley Rotating Out of Production
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Score
7.10
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North Coast Brewing’s Class of ’88 Barleywine is a collaboration with Rogue Ales and Deschutes Brewery to celebrate their shared 25th anniversary of brewing craft ales. The three breweries teamed up at all three locations to create their own distinctive versions of a barleywine ale based on the original guidelines in Fred Eckhardt’s The Essentials of Beer Style. The results are three delicious variations on a theme and a strong sense of partnership and camaraderie among the brewers and breweries. The brewers are Pat Broderick and Ken Kelley from North Coast, John C. Maier from Rogue and Cam O’Connor from Deschutes.
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7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle. Almost clear amber liquid with small white head. Aroma of raw sugar, raisins, caramel, toffee, biscuit and vanilla. Taste is light to medium sweet and light bitter with notes of raw sugar, sweet alcohol, raisins and toffee. Medium to full bodied with medium carbonation. Nice!
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Oct 2015
at 09:53
8/10
Tried
on 14 Jul 2015
at 07:14
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle - Vintage 2013 - Sweet caramel malts with a decent hop presence. Clear gold with a decent white head. Stone fruit and caramel with some nice hops. Sweet but surprisingly light on the palate with only a slight bit of booze in the finish. Not bad but a bit light.
Tried
from Bottle
on 31 Jan 2015
at 11:10
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
From a 75 cl bottle shared at home. Pours an orange copper with a thick off white head. Aroma of tropical fruit. Flavors of caramel and bitter citrus peel. Luscious mouthfeel. Bitter finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Dec 2014
at 18:35
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
How: Bottle.
Where: Tasting at omhper.
Appearance: Hazy golden colour with an off-white head.
Aroma: Malt, grapefruit, caramel.
Body: Full body, low to medium carbonation.
Flavour: Caramel, malt, grapefruit, fruit.
Where: Tasting at omhper.
Appearance: Hazy golden colour with an off-white head.
Aroma: Malt, grapefruit, caramel.
Body: Full body, low to medium carbonation.
Flavour: Caramel, malt, grapefruit, fruit.
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Dec 2014
at 10:29
5.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 6
Bottled:
Hazy amber with a low but thick head.
Aroma is vanilla, toffee and alcohol.
Oily mouthfeel.
Taste is pine needles, toffee and alcohol. Long bitterness.
Hazy amber with a low but thick head.
Aroma is vanilla, toffee and alcohol.
Oily mouthfeel.
Taste is pine needles, toffee and alcohol. Long bitterness.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Nov 2014
at 10:38
6.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
750 mL bottle shared by ogbuthr at the 21st Richmond Gathering, 11/1/14. Pours a clear copper color with a medium sized frothy off-white head. Decent head retention. Aroma of toffee, crackery malts, potatoes, citrus, mild oxidation. The taste is toffee, citrus, salty notes, biscuit malts. Medium bodied. Odd.
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Nov 2014
at 20:01
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottled, from Systembolaget. Hazy deep golden, small head. Grapefruity nose with cane sugar and caramel. Sweet with full body and rounded mouthfeel. Ripe fruits, grass, grapefruit. long bitter finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Nov 2014
at 12:29
5.6/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 5
Flavor 7
Texture 4
Overall 6.5
Vegetal aroma of pencil shavings. Cloudy amber, thin head. Orange peel and lemon zest. Medium body, fizzy. Disappointing.
Tried
on 01 Nov 2014
at 19:43
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 4
Overall 4
Bottle. Hazy light amber color. Aroma of boozy butterscotch. Taste is pretty similar.
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Nov 2014
at 19:29